1. Not standing out too much in a seminar so you don't get called on to answer a question.
2. Knowing which of your classmates writes the most legible lecture notes, for when you miss class and need to copy them.
3. Listening out for key information in a lecture so you can ask one insightful question.
4. Looking like you're writing down important notes when you're actually doodling.
5. Securing a good spot in the library where no one can see your laptop screen.
6. Napping in the library.
7. Hiding the look of panic on your face when you're asked to draw a diagram on the whiteboard in a tutorial.
8. Interrogating people in the year above to find out which optional classes to take and which to avoid like the plague.
9. Also finding out which lecturers provide full, printed notes and which make you take your own from the blackboard.
10. Resisting the urge to switch to an English degree when you hear they only have five hours of lectures a week.
What the next 5 days looks like. (P.S. That's all for one essay) #englishmajor #allthebooks #studentlife
Just remember, they probably have to read like 10 books a day or something.
11. Picking classes that require you to spend the least amount of time in the lab.
12. Finding a lab partner who knows what they're doing and can make sure you don't blow anything up.
13. Looking like you know what you're doing in the lab when the demonstrator is lurking behind you.
14. Becoming an expert at writing detailed lab reports about why your results are all wrong.
15. Assembling a study group of like-minded people who you can share the work with when you need to do a problem set.
16. Calculating the exact number of episodes you can watch before you *really* need to start on the assignment that's due tomorrow.
17. Knowing how to get scientific papers you need through ~other means~ when you've left it too late to ask for an interlibrary loan.
18. And using Google Books to read a book you need to reference because you forgot to get it out of the library and now they're all gone.
19. Which can actually be helpful, because then you can copy and paste any quotes you want to include, instead of typing them out from a paper book like an idiot.
20. Switching off your brain as soon as your lecturer says, "Now this bit isn't going to be on the exam, but..."
21. And when you finally graduate, feeling smug if you just managed to nudge yourself into the next grade boundary up.
